Deaths on June 10

John Popham (judge)

Died on June 10, 1607

John Popham, English politician, Attorney General for England and Wales (b. 1531)

Sir John Popham (1531 – 10 June 1607) of Wellington, Somerset, was Speaker of the House of Commons (1580 to 1583), Attorney General (1581 to 1592) and Lord Chief Justice of England (1592 to 1607).

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Events on 1607

30 Jan

Bristol Channel floods, 1607
An estimated 200 square miles (51,800 ha) along the coasts of the Bristol Channel and Severn Estuary in England are destroyed by massive flooding, resulting in an estimated 2,000 deaths.
24 Feb

Claudio Monteverdi
L'Orfeo by Claudio Monteverdi, one of the first works recognized as an opera, receives its première performance.
25 Apr

Battle of Gibraltar (1607)
Eighty Years' War: The Dutch fleet destroys the anchored Spanish fleet at Gibraltar.
5 Oct

Paolo Sarpi
Assassins sent by Pope Paul V attempt to kill Venetian statesman and scientist Paolo Sarpi, who survives fifteen stiletto thrusts.

Deaths on June 10

John Popham (judge)

Died on June 10, 1607

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Events on 1607

Bristol Channel floods, 1607

Claudio Monteverdi

Battle of Gibraltar (1607)

Paolo Sarpi